CVE-2025-38343: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: drop fragments with multicast or broadcast RA IEEE 802.11 fragmentation can only be applied to unicast frames. Therefore, drop fragments with multicast or broadcast RA. This patch addresses vulnerabilities such as CVE-2020-26145.
CVE-2025-38343CVSS 5.5Linux

CVE-2025-38343: linux kernel vulnerability

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: drop fragments with multicast or broadcast RA IEEE 802.11 fragmentation can only be applied to unicast frames. Therefore, drop fragments with multicast or broadcast RA. This patch addresses vulnerabilities such as CVE-2020-26145.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
4.11%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
linux kernel

What is known

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: drop fragments with multicast or broadcast RA IEEE 802.11 fragmentation can only be applied to unicast frames. Therefore, drop fragments with multicast or broadcast RA. This patch addresses vulnerabilities such as CVE-2020-26145.

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